After you purchase a hosting plan, you need to connect your domain name to your HOSTDOG account so visitors can reach your website. This guide walks you through the process, whether your domain is registered with HOSTDOG or with another registrar.

This article gives you the exact HOSTDOG nameserver addresses to use, explains what nameservers are, and walks you through where to make the change — regardless of where your domain is registered.

If your emails are landing in spam folders — or worse, someone is sending emails pretending to be you — it is time to set up email authentication. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are three DNS records that tell receiving mail servers your messages are legitimate. This guide walks you through setting up all three on your HOSTDOG hosting.

This article explains what DNS is, how the lookup process works, what the most common DNS record types do, and how DNS propagation affects your website. Whether you are setting up a new domain or troubleshooting an issue, this knowledge gives you the foundation you need.